St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-12
A MINNEAPOLIS KICK.
Press and People Unite in Denoune-
ing McGill and Loren
Fletcher.
O. &. Burwell, Another Fletcher Man,
Picked Out For the Sur
veyor General.
Young Republicans Kicking For
Bracket, the Man Who AL
ways Holds Office.
Court News--Legtsiative Contest
Social Events eneral News
of Minneapolis.

The Republicans, and especially the
young Republicans of Minneapolis, claim
TO be in sea of trouble over the fact that
their choice for governor, A. K. McGill has
broken promises in the matter of appoint
ments. During the recent unpIeasantness.
antedating Nov. 2. the Democrats were
fond of saying that in the event. then I'M
looked for, of the election of McGill, he
would be the nominal governor while
Loren Fletcher and other mill owners would
be the real masters. This was violently
disputed by the Republicans and has never
been acknowledged by them until now. A
member OF the Republican county commit
tee was Yesterday quoted as saying:
McGill Is governor of Minnesota only in
name Loren Fietcher-the man who once
sad curing the campaign OF last fall: Il am
out OF politics for the present; the young
men OF the party are conducting the cam
pa12n. and then stood aside and let them
do its the power behind McGilrs throne
Fletcher cracks the whip and McGill jumps
every time. Fletcher says, "McGill, YOU
appoint such and such a man to Office" and
the governOr-iD-name- only does just what the
little dried up man with the big beard from
Hennepln tells him TO do.
The complaint is made by these Repub-
licanS. probably union leagues, that they
requested an appointment at the hands of
Gov. McGill and received his solemn prom
ise, which was afterward broken in order
to give the appointment to a man picked
out by Loren Fletcher and promised the
position. These young Republicans are
very indignant, in that they maintain they
elected McGill. but now they say The can
go TO sheol." The committeeman further
said:
We haven't any further use for McGill. He
n ln.l 0rs rHor t0fyo F,1I
of which nearly swamped the entire Henne-
pin county ticket. He was brought out by
Fletcher and his crowd against the better
judgment of Republicans generally, and now
that they have succeeded in getting him into
the office they are using him. Had Gilman,
Gibbs or any other prominent Republican
been nominated last fail he would have
swamped Ames so badly that he wouldn't
have thought Of a contest.
1t finally developed that the cause of this
outpouring of indiscreet wrath was that ".
NJ. Bracket, the late sheriff, had been
recommended for surveyor general, and l
have 1t straight that Steve Lovejoy, Loren
Fletcher'S man. gets the place" 1t is true
that VIM Brackets name was presented.
bit that there was ever any prospect Of his
appointment is decidedly doubtful. a we'll
known Republican said last evening:
1t is all well enough to talk OF McGill hav-
ing been dead weight on the ticket, but
wasn't BIZ; ,kett so dead weight that he
nearly swamped the county ticket? Did II
he, at the last election, get only $500 major
ity when the rest of the county ticket got
1000? Didn't he, last Novem Der, get left by
1,500 while the rest of the ticket had ma
jOrity? l don't think Bracket need kick any
how, for he's held Office as long as I've known
him. He has been chief of the fire depart
ment, United States gauger and sheI7-. He
wants the earth, and wants it barb-wired. 1t
runs in the Bracket family. Steve Lovejoy,
on the other hand. has been good party
man and deserves something.
But Steve Lovejoy is not to get this Office,
unless Loren Fletchers grip on McGill
loses its force The man booked for the
surveyor generalship is still more of a
Fletcher man. being none other than c. H.
Burwell, his bOokkeeper and confidential
clerk. What a howl there will be this
morning when this is known. 1t is pos
sible that an advance announcement may
cause a change in the plans but Loren
Fletcher has named c. H. Burwell and A.
+. McGill has promised to appoint him.
The little villain smiles and says moth
ing, when he hears the maiedictions heaped
upon his devoted head and Mr.. McGill is
accustomed to it and 'aint saying a word"
But when the next election rolls around.
history will repeat itself, Fletcher will crack
his whip and the Republican cohorts will
do his bidding, as OF old.